Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.
John GrishamPrison Chaplain: Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man.
A Clockwork OrangeJohn Mason: I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest here.
The RockRingo Kid: Well, I guess you can't break out of prison and into society in the same week.
Stagecoach